Lap-robe.



A. G; FRANKENHOPF.

LAP ROBE. Anmoa'non nun 1130.30, 1909.

Patented May 17, 1910.

I I IIIIIIIIILE I BEIGE,

ANTHONY G. FBANKENHOFF, OF ATGHISON, KANSAS.

LAP-ROBE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANTHONY G. FRANK- ENHOFF, citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Atchison, in the county of Atchison and State ofKansas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Lap -Robes, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to lap robes; and it consists in the peculiar andadvantageous means, hereinafter described and claimed, for contributingto the warmth of the feet, for enabling the user to move either foot andactuate an automobile pedal without lessening the protection and comfortafforded by the robe, for precluding the possibility of the lap robebeing displaced and lost from a vehicle when in use, and for enablingthe user to see his feet when desirable and to quickly and easilydisengage the same from the lap robe when necessity demands.

In the drawings, accompanying and forming part of this specification:Figure 1 is a broken rear or inside view of a lap robe equipped with myimprovement. Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken in the plane indicatedby the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectiontaken through one of the foot-receivers of the improvement.

Similar letters designate corresponding parts in all of the views of thedrawings, referring to which:

A is a lap robe which in general may be of the ordinary type-2'. 6., maybe made in any desired form, of any material compatible with thepurpose.

B is a strap, preferably of leather, which is comprised in the preferredembodiment of my invention and is utilized in the attachment of theremainder of the improvement to the inner side of the lap robe near thelower edge thereof. The said strap B is connected to the lap robe bystitches a and extends throughout the width of the robe. On each of itsend portions the strap is provided with three (more or less) spacedrings 5, for a purpose hereinafter set forth.

In addition to the strap 13 bearing the rings 2;, my improvementcomprises foot-receivers C that are movable independently of the laprobe to a limited extent, and flexible connections D intermediate thefoot-receivers and the lap robe; the said flexible connec tions being,by preference, leather straps c which are adjustable as to length, arecon nected to rings or eyes (Z on the tops of the Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed December 30, 1909.

Patented May 17, 1910.

erial No. 535,619...

foot-receivers, and are provided with snaphooks c, designed to bedetachably connected to the rings 5. From this it follows that thefoot-receivers O and their connections D may be readily disconnectedfrom the lap robe when it is not desired to use the same; also, that theconnections of the foot-receivers to the lap robe may be located atdifferent distances apart as different con ditions make necessary.

In the practical use of a lap robe equipped with my improvement, the laprobe is arranged in the usual manner, and the user places the forwardportions of his feet in the foot-receivers C. With this done, the feetof the user are kept warm and he is able to see his feet and move thesame to advantage in manipulating pedals, and this without moving ordisarranging the lap robe or otherwise detracting from the protectionwhich it aifords. It will also be noted here that by reason of myimprovement there is no liability of the feet of the user becomingentangled in the lap robe, but on the other hand the user can in anemergency quickly free his feet by merely withdrawing the same from thefoot-receivers; and it will be further noted that by keeping his feet inthe foot-receivers, the user is enabled to prevent the wind fromdisplacing the lap robe and carrying the same out of the vehicle.

The foot-receivers C may be of any desired form and may be made of anysuitable material without involving departure from the scope of myclaimed invention. I prefer, however, to shape the foot-receivers asshown in order to enable the same to comfortably and snugly receive thefore parts of the feet, and I also prefer for each footreceiver tocomprise a sole portion m, a vamp portion a, and a lining p of lambswool or other heat-retaining material. The vamp portion at of eachfoot-receiver may be made of leather or any other material or materialswithout affecting my invention. I prefer, however, to have each vampportion comprise an inner layer 1", of rubber, adapted to excludemoisture and retain heat, and an outer layer s, of astrakhan orequivalent material, adapted to retain heat; the rubber layer andastrakhan layer being suitably connected together and to the soleportion.

It will be gathered from the foregoing that the improvement asillustrated and described is adapted to be attached to lap robes thatare at present in use as well as to new lap robes.

While I have shown and described one form of my invention, it is to beunderstood that I am not limited to the details or the form or relativearrangement of parts disclosed, but that modifications may be madetherein without departing from the spirit thereof.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters-Patent, is:

1. The combination of a lap-robe, a footreceiver that is movable as awhole to a limited extent independently of the lap robe, and aconnection intermediate the lap robe and the foot-receiver.

2. The combination of a lap robe, footreceivers that are movable as awhole to a limited extent independently of the lap robe, flexibleconnections on the foot-receivers, and means on the lap-robe atintervals in the width thereof, whereby said connections may be attachedto the robe at different distances apart.

3. The combination of a lap robe, footreceivers that are movable as awhole to a limited extent independently of the lap robe, flexibleconnections on the foot-receivers, provided with snap-hooks, and ringson the lap-robe at intervals in the width thereof for the engagement ofthe said snap-hooks.

4. An attachment for lap robes, comprising a strap adapted to befastened to a lap robe, a foot-receiver movable as a whole to a limitedextent with respect to the strap, and a flexible connection intermediatethe strap and the foot-receiver.

5. An attachment for lap robes, comprising a strap adapted to befastened to a lap ANTHONY Gr. FRANKENHOFF.

I/Vitnesses:

H. J. BUSER, T. C. MERWICK.

